2022-2024 Video Games Thread

[Ghost Econ]

Old man complaint, games have gotten too complicated for the time I have free.

I'm about 2 hours into Cyberpunk and have literally done nothing that feels like I've advanced the story. It just feels like a long tutorial interspersed with cut scenes. Same with Destiny 2.

I think it's because I missed a generation that would have bridged the gap. I went from NES to Genesis to PS1 to Xbox to Xbox One. I feel like the 360/PS3 era was when games really started focusing on more controls and storylines and it's too big of a jump in complexity and time if you skipped a generation or two. If you started with the PS4 area, you're probably fine since thats what you know, but man, missing that gen feels like I missed a primer on how games were evolving.

Sports games are basically the same, so I mostly play those now so I don't feel dumb or bored.

End old man rant.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Ghost Econ

I'm about 2 hours into Cyberpunk and have literally done nothing that feels like I've advanced the story. It just feels like a long tutorial interspersed with cut scenes. Same with Destiny 2.

in Cyberpunk, that's definitely a design choice. I've seen estimates of anywhere from 45 mins (speedrunning basically) to 6 hours to get through the prologue-as-tutorial section.

But when the entire main story is only clocking 23-25 hours, well, they gotta do something to stretch it out I guess.

[Vince, Pt. II]

Dorfromanitk is a pretty cool...city-builder? Landscape-builder? Very laid back, you have a stack of hexagonal tiles, and each round you are presented with one random tile and have to attach it to your already laid out tiles. Tiles can have open space, trees, buildings, rivers, rails, or fields on them. Once you run out of tiles, you lose - but as you lay tiles, you'll get "quests" to make contiguous groups of things (connect 5 buildings, etc), and if you complete these you get more tiles in your stack.

It's got a free demo on Steam, and the full game releases next month.

[dubb93]

When it rains it pours for CDPR. They were reportedly targeted by ransomware and then had the data obtained sold on the dark web. Included, apparently, the source code for their in house game engine they use as well as the source code for most of their games including Gwent, Witcher 3, and of course Cyberpunk.

[Flasch186]

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[Kodos]

I trust coconut for all of my game/tv/movie reviews.

[Dreghorn2]

Originally Posted by Kodos

I trust coconut for all of my game/tv/movie reviews.

Ok, that was funny.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Kodos

I trust coconut for all of my game/tv/movie reviews.

But imagine how great they'd be if you put lime in it

[sabotai]

"the plot is full of colors"

I love it! I'm definitely using that in the future.

[BYU 14]

Apparently Joe Biden is quite the video game player, 1 more cool point

Biden plays video games with family, shows off presidential 'swag' at Camp David

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

But imagine how great they'd be if you put lime in it

Or Rum?

[cuervo72]

Originally Posted by sabotai

"the plot is full of colors"

I love it! I'm definitely using that in the future.

Reviews: now with synesthesia!

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

Or Rum?

Put The Lime In The Coconut - Harry Nilsson - YouTube

[Thomkal]

Not sure how great a deal this is because I don't have a console, but the PS5 version of Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is $33 at GameStop for TODAY Only:

Today Only: PS5's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Gets Rare Discount - GameSpot

[MizzouRah]

coconut, I cried too... at all the bugs.

[bob]

PlayStation and Insomniac Games will make Ratchet & Clank PS4 available for free download for a limited time through PlayStation Store from March 1 at 8pm PST / March 2 at 4am GMT / 5am CET to March 31, 2021 at 8pm PDT* / April 1 at 4am BST / 5am CEST.

Not just for PS+ or whatever its called members. This is similar to when they released Uncharted and Journey for free last year.

Play At Home returns: Four months of offers for PlayStation games and entertainment begin March 1 – PlayStation.Blog

[ruxoqupo]

Amy was surprised to find that she had made the first move kissing him. She had wanted to do that for so long wrapping her arms around his naked body. Was this all a dream? She wondered. She kissed him again. No, it was real. She reached down and tugged his dick as he rubbed her newly formed nipples and tightly shaved pussy.
https://livesex.bar/
Since they didn't know what to do they were given a set of instructions in a waterproof plastic folder. They read it and began to try the basic things described in the instructions. Those listed included fingering, dick sucking, foreplay, and a few other instructions. They moved over to the showers and made the water as hot as their foreplay was. Both of them knew they couldn't hold back any longer. They allowed themselves to go further.

Finally, Alex felt like she was ready. He asked just to be sure and wanted to know if all he was doing felt good. She said yes. Then it happened. He slid his dick inside her tight virgin pussy walls and she screamed at first and became aware of the pain of his big dick pushing inside her raw pussy.

""Owww ohhh ohhh oh!" she moaned out in surprise as he fucked her slowly at first to let her get used to him. As he got faster so did her moans of pleasure. Wave after wave of pleasure hit her as the water sprayed down over their exposed naked bodies.

Alex humped her fast from behind like a wild beast after bending her over.

"Oh oh my god yesssss yes yes yes oh yes Alex give it to me. I want you!"
https://livesex.bar/
"Ohhh yes ohhh ohhh ohhhh" Alex moaned out loudly and shot load after load that never seemed to end of cum deep into her unprotected virgin pussy. She thought it would never end. She felt full and knew that it had hit its target. She was going to be a mother and there were no doubts in her mind or regrets. After all, it was too late now to reconsider. There was only one thing left to sort out. She realized she had to tell him her feelings for him and see what happens. Here goes nothing... She thought nervously.

"Alex...I've kind of had a crush on you for a while now and I...umm want to know if you feel the same about me maybe?"

"Yeah I do actually. You are really sweet and very attractive to look at too"

"Oh my god really?!" She replied. A huge weight had been lifted off her mind and heart now that he had said that. "Good" She said with a smile as she kissed him. "You're mine now" They held each other naked under the shower and made out.
https://livesex.bar/
A month later the whole school knew she was pregnant. Alex stood hand in hand with her as they walked down the hallway as a couple. They were happy. They were in love. Five years later they were married. Their honeymoon is a story for another time.

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by ruxoqupo

Is there any news when the shortage of consoles will end? The same goes for video cards.

When either someone figures out a way to get the bots under control, or when Sony/Microsoft figure out how to just absolutely swarm the market with product.

[sovereignstar v2]

Not sure if it applies to the Xbox (though it probably does), but I read something about Sony not even being confident of having enough consoles for the next holiday season. Think we are looking a 2022 then.

[Fidatelo]

In a world where people are paying good money to buy NFT's (non-fungible tokens) of 10 second video clips of Logan Paul opening Pokemon cards I do not see video cards being readily available for quite some time.

[cartman]

I was lucky and snagged an Xbox Series X during a window when Amazon had them in stock a couple of weeks ago

[bob]

More free games coming from Sony later this month:

Play at Home 2021 update: 10 free games to download this Spring – PlayStation.Blog

[MizzouRah]

Crash Bandicoot 4 is tough as hell but addicting.

[MizzouRah]

Big Paradox sale via their store. Just picked up Imperator: Rome for $10

[JPhillips]

It's gotten so much better, but it took me a real commitment to understand how things work.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

It's gotten so much better, but it took me a real commitment to understand how things work.

Yeah, I'll need a free day when I get ready to try it out.

[bob]

Originally Posted by bob

More free games coming from Sony later this month:

Play at Home 2021 update: 10 free games to download this Spring – PlayStation.Blog

FYI - These are available starting today.

PS4
Abzu
Enter the Gungeon
Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition - This one is not available until somepoint in April
Subnautica
The Witness

PS4 / optional PSVR
Rez Infinite
Thumper

PSVR
Astro Bot: Rescue Mission
Moss
Paper Beast

[angela2000]

Horizon Zero Dawn

[GrantDawg]

Shut up, Angela!

[angela2000]

I do not like this game - sorry

[sovereignstar v2]

Originally Posted by angela2000

I do not like this game - sorry

Can you elaborate on why you do not like it, angela2000?

[Edward64]

Gotta say I picked up several good games on sale last holiday season that are still languishing in my Steam library. I've been on a project and it's pretty intense so personal time has been limited other than on weekends.

Haven't played much other than Civ 6 here and there, and that only to like mid-game.

[Edward64]

Dola.

With that said, looking forward to checking out

• Hogwart's Legacy
• Stalker 2

Games of 2021: Our most anticipated video games for PC, PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series X - Polygon

[sterlingice]

I've really been itching to play some SimCity lately. What's the /best/ version to play? I don't need online only or a bunch of happy horse crap that got added into some of the later versions. Would it be 2K? 3K? And how do you play it on a modern PC? Emulation?

SI

[JPhillips]

Cities Skylines is really good.

[sachmo71]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Cities Skylines is really good.

love cities skylines. there are a number of great mods for it on PC.

[21C]

This is a pretty big deal.

MLB The Show 21 is Coming to Xbox Game Pass on Day One - Xbox Wire

[Thomkal]

Don't have a console, so not sure how much this will be helpful, but here's an article on "must have" PlayStation games with PlayStation Network going dark for sales of games in July/Aug:

Games You Should Buy On PlayStation Network ASAP - GameSpot

[cartman]

Originally Posted by 21C

This is a pretty big deal.

MLB The Show 21 is Coming to Xbox Game Pass on Day One - Xbox Wire

Game Pass really is outdoing themselves. Best $15/mo gaming spend around.

[Brian Swartz]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

've really been itching to play some SimCity lately. What's the /best/ version to play? I don't need online only or a bunch of happy horse crap that got added into some of the later versions. Would it be 2K? 3K? And how do you play it on a modern PC? Emulation?

Depends on what you consider to be happy horse crap I would say. 3k would be my best recommendation. You don't need an emulator; GOG version for example works fine on modern PCs.

[sterlingice]

Thanks for the recs, JPhillips, sachmo71, and Brian Swartz. I'll figure something out in the next week or two. I'm leaning towards SC3K since I never really played it much and there were some nice additions (like the trash situation).

Cities: Skylines has a version on the Switch, which is really appealing in a "play in bed before falling asleep" sort of way. But the reviews are also pretty awful, as can be the case with ports like that.

SI

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Thanks for the recs, JPhillips, sachmo71, and Brian Swartz. I'll figure something out in the next week or two. I'm leaning towards SC3K since I never really played it much and there were some nice additions (like the trash situation).

Cities: Skylines has a version on the Switch, which is really appealing in a "play in bed before falling asleep" sort of way. But the reviews are also pretty awful, as can be the case with ports like that.

SI

SC3K *also* yanked a bunch of stuff that was in SC2K so they could re-sell it to players in the form of expansions.

So unless you're getting, like, SC3K complete, I'd steer clear.

[Qwikshot]

OpenTTD is free on Steam...

[rjolley]

Originally Posted by Qwikshot

OpenTTD is free on Steam...

It is also free on OpenTTD.org along with various graphic sets, expansions, and other add-ons.

[21C]

Fanatical has a build your own bundle for the games below.
https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-an...l-stars-bundle

1 for $1, 5 for $2.99 or 10 for $4.99.

Leisure Suit Larry - Retro Bundle
SteamWorld Dig
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition
Homeworld Remastered Collection
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut,
ibb & obb
Beholder
Beholder 2
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Geometric Sniper
80's OVERDRIVE
Close to the Sun
God’s Trigger
Call of Juarez
Brut@l
Bunker Punks
Brawlout
Train Valley
Scrap Garden
Alchemy Garden
Ratz Instagib
Syberia 3 Deluxe Edition

[Thomkal]

Horizon Zero Dawn for Playstation is free to claim through May 14 in the Playstation Store

[RainMaker]

Been playing Days Gone since it's one of the PS Plus games and it is really good. Not sure why it got such bad reviews.

Maybe the story is a little cheesy but being chased by like 50 zombies is cool.

[BYU 14]

I really enjoyed that game as well, SOA meets the Walking Dead

[JonInMiddleGA]

My HOI4 time now stands at 233 hours.

Yeah, I'd say the whole GeForce Now thing has worked out reasonably well

(I still wish my internet was stable enough for me to play more aside of overnights but oh well. And I do wish that the platform was a little more forgiving on idling time)

[MizzouRah]

As an XSX owner it's been quite fun playing MLB The Show 21. The new pinpoint pitching brings me back to the MLB 2k days and I love it.

I can't stop playing and will be up way to late tonight.